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Possible New Brood of Cicada

Cicadas are still a puzzle to many
in the science world. No other insect is known to spend more than a
decade hidden in the ground, only emerging to mate and die in one
summer.

Scientists have tracked broods, or groups, of cicadas over the
past two centuries to predict their emergence in 13- or 17-year
cycles. Finding new broods is extremely rare, but one entomologist
in Ohio believes he did just that.

Dr. Gene Kritsky believes a 13-year brood has been overlooked
because it has coincidentally emerged with two different 17-year
broods. Kritsky is asking people in southern Ohio and northern
Kentucky to
help track this new brood should it emerge in early summer.

Invasive Species News Video

Many invasive species, or pests of foreign origin, have become established in the United States. Watch this video to learn more about brown marmorated stink bugs, spotted lanternflies, Asian longhorned ticks and more.